How Old are Yours,..

To determine the approximate age of a Yamaha or Eterna piano made in Japan, simply check the serial number against the list below, disregarding the last four digits of your number.

YEAR

Serial No.(+0000*)

YEAR

Serial No.(+0000*)

1900

Start Production

1978

257

1926

1

1979

280

1934

2

1980

303

1938

3

1981

326

1947

4

1982

348

1952

5

1983

368

1954

6

1984

389

1956

7

1985

404

1957

8

1986

421

1958

9

1987

436

1959

10

1988

456

1960

12

1989

468

1961

15

1990

482

1962

18

1991

496

1963

23

1992

508

1964

30

1993

519

1965

37

1994

530

1966

46

1995

539

1967

57

1996

546

1968

70

1997

552

1969

82

1998

559

1970

98

1999

581

1971

115

2000

586

1972

134

2001

592

1973

154

2002

597

1974

174

2003

602

1975

195

2004

606

1976

215

2005

610

1977

236

2006

615

* Listed numbers represent increments of 10,000 units, beginning at the first of that year—numbers start at 10,000 in 1926, for example, and 100,000 in 1959. Actual serial numbers therefore contain four additional digits.